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UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira
Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt
28-8-2 · USA
VS
Demian Maia
Demian Maia
11-0 · BRA
August 29, 2009 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Nate Marquardt def. Demian Maia by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:21
Marquardt1/10/010:01
Maia0/20/000:00
Total
Marquardt1/10/010:01
Maia0/20/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MarquardtWin probabilityMaia
40.0%60.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
9%
Decision
65%
Expected fight time: 12.5 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Marquardt, blue toward Maia. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Marquardt40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%
Submission3%7%
Decision25%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Maia60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%
Submission7%11%
Decision39%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 0
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R14%
R225%
R36%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Marquardt
61.3%-166
Maia
+16637.0%
Most takedownstie 26.8%
Marquardt
7.4%+888
Maia
-88865.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Marquardt
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
42.5%
+135
Under 35.5
57.5%
-135
04589
Maia
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
41.5%
+135
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.1%
-135
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Marquardt
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.1%
Exactly 0
81.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Maia
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.6%
+102
Under 1.5
50.4%
-102
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Marquardt40.0%63.2%−23.2-195
Maia60.0%36.8%+23.2+160

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
79.4Striking72.2
Marquardt +7.2
82.0Grappling78.4
Marquardt +3.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MarquardtMaia
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1608
Pound-for-pound
1596
1606
Divisional
1597
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.17
Strikes landed / min
2.02
54%
Strike accuracy
54%
1.26
Strikes absorbed / min
1.16
68%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.42
Takedowns / 15 min
3.79
72%
Takedown accuracy
35%
85%
Takedown defense
67%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.9
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
57%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nate Marquardt
  • WWilson GouveiaKO/TKO R3
    Close -2956mo before
  • WMartin KampmannKO/TKO R1
    Close -1611y before
  • LThales LeitesS-DEC R3
    Close -2331y 3mo before
  • WJeremy HornSUB R2
    Close -2881y 7mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1332y 2mo before
Demian Maia
  • WChael SonnenSUB R1
    Close -2706mo before
  • WNate QuarrySUB R1
    Close -2389mo before
  • WJason MacDonaldSUB R3
    Close -2461y 1mo before
  • WEd HermanSUB R2
    Close -1801y 4mo before
  • WRyan JensenSUB R1
    Close -1981y 10mo before
Marquardt — win / loss by method
Record: 28-8-2

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
25% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
21win6loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (52%)Submission(33%) 2
4 (19%)Decision(67%) 4
Maia — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Marquardt
Maia
9
UFC fights
5
92.2 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
27.7 min · 5.5 avg
27y 3m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Marquardt
Maia
202W–45L · 81.8%
Overall
80W–27L · 74.8%
170W–40L · 81.0%
Wins
80W–27L · 74.8%
32W–5L · 86.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Marquardt
Maia
228W–111L · 67.3%
Overall
38W–15L · 71.7%
157W–72L · 68.6%
Wins
38W–15L · 71.7%
71W–39L · 64.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Marquardt
Maia
3.78
Landed / min
3.77
44.6%
Accuracy
36.7%
69.9%
Defense
71.9%
1.14
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
41.6%
Time at distance
10.5%
Grappling & control
Marquardt
Maia
3.42
Takedowns / 15 min
3.79
72.4%
Takedown accuracy
35.0%
85.2%
Takedown defense
66.7%
1.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.88
86.1%
Control share
56.4%
Strike target map
Marquardt
  • Head64%(188)div 63%
  • Body16%(46)div 20%
  • Legs20%(58)div 17%
Maia
  • Head82%(46)div 63%
  • Body13%(7)div 20%
  • Legs5%(3)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Nate Marquardt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Demian Maia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.